Lando Norris was not reading too much into his solid Friday showing in Bahrain, believing McLaren are not a match for Mercedes or Red Bull. read more »

Max Verstappen expects Mercedes will overhaul McLaren as Red Bull's closest rival at this weekend's Formula 1 Bahrain Grand Prix. read more »

While Verstappen topped both sessions on Friday, Perez was sixth quickest in the afternoon and 10th overall in the evening. Both times he was just more than six tenths off his... read more »

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff is expecting a dog fight with Red Bull at the Bahrain Grand Prix, the opening race of Formula One's 2021 season. read more »

Sergio Perez has accepted he has "some work to do" to unearth more qualifying speed in Bahrain but was lifted by his long-run potential. Perez, who has switched from... read more »

Sir Lewis Hamilton believes Mercedes have improved since pre-season testing, but feels Red Bull are still leading the pack. read more »

Mercedes Formula 1 boss Toto Wolff believes his team will face a dogfight with Red Bull at this weekend's Bahrain Grand Prix, as the W12 car was "inconsistent"... read more »

The Briton ended the more representative second free practice session at Sakhir in second spot, just 0.095 seconds behind pace setting Max Verstappen, while in the hotter... read more »

In a tight midfield pack, the former Ferrari driver finished FP1 in 12th place before slipping two places to 14th in FP2, where he was 0.922s off the pace-setting Red Bull of... read more »

Mercedes admit they find themselves in a "dogfight" with Red Bull for supremacy at F1's season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix after their rivals set the pace on... read more »

Red Bull driver Max Verstappen remained on top of the timesheets in second practice for the Bahrain Grand Prix at F1's opening round of the new season. read more »

In the early stages of the 2021 season, Mercedes say the best they can do is match their rivals Red Bull for pace. read more »

Max Verstappen of Red Bull tops both Friday practice sessions at the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix. read more »

Max Verstappen underlined Red Bull's status as a serious threat to Mercedes by finishing a closely-contested first day of Formula 1 2021 on top, leading Lando Norris and... read more »

Red Bull's Max Verstappen continued his impressive start to the 2021 Formula 1 season in a closely-contested second practice session in Bahrain. Verstappen topped... read more »

Max Verstappen and Red Bull topped the timesheet again in second practice ahead of the Bahrain Grand Prix. read more »

Last year, F1 teams agreed to slash the championship's planned cost cap from $175million to $145million starting in 2021, followed by a further $5million year-on-year... read more »

Mercedes F1 boss Toto Wolff concedes that it is "physically not possible" for his team to switch to a high-rake concept pioneered by rivals Red Bull. read more »

The German manufacturer conducted a deep analysis of the troubles it suffered in pre-season testing, when main rival Red Bull enjoyed a confidence boosting three days of... read more »

Whether Sergio Perez remains a Red Bull driver in 2022 depends on "how he delivers" says team boss Christian Horner. read more »

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff believes matching Red Bull's pace would be the "best possible scenario" for the squad early in the 2021 Formula 1 championship. Max... read more »

Red Bull may have drawn first blood in Bahrain, but Christian Horner isn't getting his hopes up, believing that Mercedes look "ominous". read more »

Gerhard Berger says he won't be Helmut Marko's successor when the 77-year-old walks away from Red Bull, if he ever does. read more »

Red Bull's Max Verstappen is fastest in the first practice session of the new season at the Bahrain Grand Prix. read more »

Red Bull's Max Verstappen heads Valtteri Bottas by nearly three-tenths in opening practice for F1's Bahrain Grand Prix.  read more »